Rutgers athletic director Julie Hermann is in the news again, after her comments about a New Jersey newspaper became public.

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Keith Sargeant
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Rutgers athletics director Julie Hermann is in the news again, this time for comments she recently made that were critical of a New Jersey newspaper.

Speaking to a Media Ethics and Law class in February, Hermann said it would be "great" if The Star-Ledger went out of business. Hermann's comments were made before the Newark newspaper announced the elimination of 40 jobs from its 156-member newsroom last week, and university officials say the Rutgers AD was sharing her experiences "in an informal way and out of the glare of the media spotlight" while serving as guest lecturer to a journalism ...